India 2007
Discovering Varanasi
We finally had a much needed lie-in this morning, before setting off to meet the Little Sisters of Jesus. We travelled there on motorised rickshaws and explored Varanasi along the way.rnrnrnrnWe were welcomed by Sister Lourdumary with chai and…
Religion and the River
After enduring another traumatic 5am wake up call this morning, we met our new guide and the coach took us down to the River Ganges where we had a boat ride at dawn.rnrnrnrnUnfortunately the weather was overcast and foggy which meant we couldn’t…
Journey to Varanasi
Today has been a rather interesting and eventful day with plenty of laughter along the way. We made our way back to Delhi from Agra and we arrived at the airport to find that our plane had been slightly delayed and we would have to wait for…
Touring the Taj – Take 2
Our apologies for the delay in getting this entry to you; unfortunately the hotel in Agra did not have an internet connection for us to upload our diary onto the website and today’s travelling has be rather hectic.rn rnThis morning was…
Touring the Taj
The third day of the trip was spent touring the Taj Mahal.rnrnThe group were unable to publish their diary entry today due to technical difficulties at their current accommodation. Please check back tomorrow when hopefully Chris will have posted the article! rnrnThanks for your continued interest in the group's progress.
Touring Old Delhi
After our first day we were all still in awe and wonderment but had an early start Monday morning, approx 9am (3.30am GMT). Our guide Sanjeev took us on a tour of Old Delhi; firstly we visited Mother Teresa’s Shishu Bhavan Home for abandoned Children. It was an emotional experience however we all enjoyed interacting and playing with the children. We left 50 of our teddy bears that we had brought from England at the home as gifts for the little ones and they were very excited.
Touring New Dehli
We finally arrived in India during the early hours of Sunday morning (11pm GMT). Journey wasn’t too bad, plane food was rubbish but we had TVs with movies and games, which helped pass the time. Weather is nice; warm and comfortable. Got to hotel at 4 o’clock in the morning (local time) after some minor plane delays at Delhi airport waiting to park and disembark. Coach journey from airport to hotel was more like a roller coaster ride with all the bumps and humps (we saw an elephant and Neal bashed his head).
Departures
It is with great excitement and anticipation we leave for India tomorrow. Most of us have an idea what we are taking though getting it into the suitcase is proving to be a struggle! I don't think any of us can actually believe that we are off…
An Introduction to the 2007 Trip
Welcome to the page for the 2007 trip to India. The trip is going to be held between 3rd February and 21st February, after the sixth form exams have finished and will last for two and a half weeks.